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16/03/09
Another HairCut?
The anthology entitled: Another HairCut? sprung into life as a challenge that was met by this website’s www.freewebs.com/annareiers enthusiastic contributors. This down-to-earth compilation of hair-raising experiences about – well – hair, quickly materialised into a variety of poems and stories. The intent and purpose of the publication is to bring a smile to your face and donate all proceeds to: The Children's Chronic Arthritis Association.
The inspirational idea behind the book was borne by the editor, Marit Meredith, who was thrilled after receiving a Lulu Shout! newsletter, informing her that: Another HairCut? was in the spotlight to celebrate Red Nose Day.
The content reveals some strong, grassroots writing that bears all the hallmarks of nostalgic, yet cringe worthy reminiscences - enough to make your toes curl, or should that be hair? Portrayed on the front cover for example, is a little girl with an upside-down bowl placed on her head, waiting for the inevitable scissor-hand sounds of: snip, snip, snicking. The fatalistic and, for some of us, memorable results of those homely, DIY methods is comically and endearingly encapsulated on the back cover -shame about the fringe!
To say they were resourceful times and that professional hairdressers can do it better, well maybe they can at a price! I Don’t Have Bad Hair Days, by DW: is a succinct and humorous account of how to avoid paying for a haircut.
‘I’m not mean but…’ by RJ, is questioning, in rhythmical verse: ‘Why should I pay the same as them what’s got a lot to cut, my curls have gone, my pate is brown and shiny as a nut?’
The Barber Shop Quartet by T Belshaw, is a tongue-in-cheek, wittily rhymed poem, which encapsulates the characters from a tell-tale, bawdy narration that is guaranteed to leave you chuckling.
Bog Brush, My Self-Inflicted Haircuts, Bald is Beautiful, Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: are just some of the titles featured. To admit that you have never experienced, or that you cannot lay claim to identifying with any of them, is a bit like shamefacedly admitting you have never lived!
The anthology: Another HairCut? is funny, nostalgic, noteworthy, creative and as well as having the potential to inspire writers to produce more of the same, in my book, that is a small price to pay. Why don’t you have a peek and see for yourself at this address: http://www.lulu.com/content/6125767
Marilyn Sylvester.
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I think that sums it up perfectly.
For anyone who hasn't bought a copy yet, you can buy a paperback issue for a few quid, or download it from Lulu for a mere 99p.
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